The busy Lagos Third Mainland Bridge will be shut for scheduled maintenance by the Federal Ministry of Works. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said maintenance of the busiest bridge in the country was to replace damaged components for better motoring experience. According to him, the maintenance work will last from July 2020 to January 2021. Details shortly……
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Hours after he was declared the winner of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has reacted to his victory. The governor promised to commence the process of reconciliation to heal all perceived wounds in the party in the state. Yemiefash gathered that in his acceptance speech after being declared the winner of the primary, Akeredolu pleaded with other aspirants “to leave the past and let us move on.” Akeredolu polled 2,458 votes to win the governorship primary, while Olusola Oke scored 262 votes and Isaac Kekemeke came a distant third with…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has described as a painful loss the death of Malam Isma’ila Isa Funtua on July 20. Lawan in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi on Tuesday expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late business mogul, community leader, social and political activist and nationalist. “The news of the death of Malam Isa Funtua left me with profound sadness. “He was a man who touched many lives and impacted the development of Nigeria with his foresight, industry, enterprise, boundless enthusiasm, magnetism, friendliness and accommodating spirit. “Malam Isa Funtua made…
ONE hundred and fourteen delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have pledged to vote for Mr. Eyitayo Jegede at the primary of the party tomorrow. The delegates are from Akure South Local Government. The endorsement coincided with a statement by another aspirant, Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi, urging unity for the party to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC). A former deputy governor of the state, Otunba Omolade Oluwateru, said Jegede paraded the best qualities and deserved to win the party’s primary. Oluwateru, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees and former Nigerian Ambassador to Uganda, said Jegede could…
The incumbent governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has won the All Progressive Congress (APC) primary. He will be the ruling party’s flag bearer for the October 10 governorship election in the state. The indirect primary election took place at Dove Centre in Akure. Mr Akeredolu won in all the local government areas of the state, defeating seven other aspirants. Speaking earlier, Mr Akeredolu told journalists that God would make all plans for him to be victorious at the end of the poll. Asked if he had any complains about the primary, he said he had none. “I never wanted to…
Favour Tomomewo, a member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, was on Monday involved in a car accident while travelling to participate in the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress. Tomomewo, who represents Ilaje Constituency II, was on her way to Akure, the state capital, when the accident occurred. She is one of three members of the Ondo State House of Assembly suspended from the parliament for refusing to support the impeachment of the deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi. SaharaReporters gathered that the accident occurred along the Ondo/Ore Expressway. The lawmaker together with three of her aides…
A close associate of President Muhammadu Buhari and Second Republic minister, Ismaila Isa-Funtua, has died. Mr Isa-Funtua died Monday night while keeping a doctor’s appointment, according to family sources. He is suspected to have died of cardiac arrest as he was not known to be seriously sick. The Katsina-born newspaper publisher and industrialist was a minister under the civilian administration of Shehu Shagari. A relative of the deceased octogenarian, Mohammed Isa, confirmed the news of the death to Yemiefash. He said Mr Isa-Funtua will be buried on Tuesday in Abuja. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, also confirmed the death. Mr Shehu…
Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates have proven safe for humans and produced strong immune reactions among patients involved in two separate clinical trials, doctors said Monday. The first trial among more than a thousand adults in Britain found that the vaccine induced “strong antibody and T cell immune responses” against the novel coronavirus. A separate trial in China involving more than 500 people showed most had developed widespread antibody immune response. The studies, published in The Lancet medical journal, constitute a major step on the road towards a COVID-19 vaccine that is effective and safe for widespread use. The authors of…
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the biggest beneficiaries of Niger Delta Development Commission contracts were National Assembly members. Akpabio disclosed this on Monday during a session of the House of Representatives committee probing the activities and financial spendings of the commission. He said, “Most of the contracts at NDDC are handled by members of the National Assembly. “That is how it has been.” When asked by members of the panel to clarify his comments on Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, chairman of the panel, who recused himself from the probe on Monday, on receiving a from the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed that the Acting Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Kemebradikumo Pondei who slumped during the ongoing investigative hearing will not appear before the committee again. The Speaker disclosed this at the resumption of the session following the adjournment due to the collapse of Mr. Pondei. He noted that the committee will adopt the written response of the MD. Gbajabiamila was responding to questions after the NDDC boss collapsed and rushed out for medical attention “There would be no need for the MD of NDDC to appear anymore since…